ANSWER: I am very sorry to hear about the sudden death of your friend during surgery. Open-heart surgery is always risky, but ...

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. They call it “failure to rescue,” which means a ...

Marc Gaudiosi went to a CVS Minute Clinic last year because he thought he had sinus infection or the flu. He was wrong. A nurse who cared for him there listened to Gaudiosi’s heart and heard a murmur, ...

Robotic heart surgery is a minimally invasive approach to cardiac surgery that allows surgeons to perform complex procedures through small incisions, using a robotic system. This technology enhances ...

Shortness of breath is one of the most common side effects after open-heart surgery. It can last for weeks or months, but symptoms typically improve over time. Open heart surgery can restore your ...

Just before a major heart surgery at Piedmont Augusta, Akira Joy Hendricks had one urgent request.

Heart valves can be replaced with open heart surgery or with less invasive procedures that don’t require your chest to be opened. Known as transcatheter valve replacement, this type of procedure has ...

A continuous postoperative sivelestat infusion reduced ARDS rates versus placebo after cardiovascular surgery (16.8% vs 31.2%; P < .001). Ninety-day all-cause mortality was lower with sivelestat ...

Jack Sun, MD, has been appointed to lead the cardiovascular surgery program at Newport Beach, Calif.-based Hoag’s Jeffrey M. Carlton Heart & Vascular Institute. According to a May 6 news release, Dr.

The 2024 guideline for cardiovascular management of adults undergoing noncardiac surgery reflects a decade of updates and new evidence since the guideline's last release in 2014. It is published today ...

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is an irregular heart rhythm that can occur for the first time after heart bypass surgery. AFib will usually resolve by itself following surgery but may require treatment.